The
River Salso (
Sicilian:
Salsu), also known as the
Imera Meridionale (
Greek: ;
Latin Himera), is a
river of
Sicily. It rises in the
Madonie Mountains (Latin: Nebrodes Mons; Sicilian: Munti Madunìi) and, traversing the provinces of
Enna and
Caltanissetta, flows into the
Mediterranean at the western end of the
Gulf of Gela at the seaport of
Licata, in the
Province of Agrigento. Its small
deltaic system there is dominated by marine processes rather than fluvial ones. It is a seasonal torrent, with brief but violent floods during the winter rains (from November to February), and all but dry in summer droughts. In November 1915 the iron bridge across the river's mouth collapsed during floods, and 119 people were swept away in the flood and lost. The Salso, which is the longest river of Sicily at , has a
drainage basin area of about .